Culture Courses and Certifications

China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius

11 reviews

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Modern China’s Foundations: The Manchus and the Qing

8 reviews

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Creating Modern China: The Republican Period to the Present

7 reviews

Explore the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact On Pop Culture

14 reviews

EXCLUSIVE! When you complete a verified certificate in this course, you will receive digital artwork from a current comic book artist.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

L'Italiano nel mondo

22 reviews

Impara a ragionare sulla competenza linguistica e sul modo in cui utilizzi la lingua italiana

• edX
• 10 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China

6 reviews

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism

6 reviews

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Invasions, Rebellions, and the Fall of Imperial China

5 reviews

An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

China and Communism

5 reviews

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China

4 reviews

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming

6 ratings at edX

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

11 ratings at edX

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture

6 ratings at edX

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

L'innovazione sociale per il patrimonio culturale

7 reviews

Impara a valorizzare il patrimonio culturale attraverso processi di rifunzionalizzazione

• edX
• 7 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Chinese Thought: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science - Part 1

6 reviews

An introduction to early Chinese thought, exploring connections with Western philosophy, spirituality, mindfulness, modern science and everyday life.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)